History of Our Sport

[Plankton]

For English class at school, I'm supposed to write a research report on the history of something that interests me. Of course I thought of doing it on freestyle skiing, but I don't really know much about it. I'm 15, so I obviously wasn't around for the beginning of it, but from what I've seen some of you older members know a lot. I'll obviously look it up and do research for what's online, but I figured NS could have a lot of cool facts and stuff about dudes like michael descheneaux. thanks guys! +k for anything I could use

 

[DIPED_IN_SAUCE]

First we Pizzad, then we french-fryed.

 

[mski]

^ /end of thread

 

[Tyler.A]

>Glen Plake

 

[EMH]

>Tanner Hall sw rodeo 7 gold medal

>Salomon 1080 ski

>The first dub corks

>Trips

>Not too many years in between of those things

Those things need to be mentioned. Try google and NS search bar, they will help you on your quest.

 

[Chubz.]

watch transitions by riley poor and simon dumont. The beginning of it gives you a really good story on our freestyle skiing came to be.

Like A Lion gives you some background on it as well.

 

[gotti]

people need to start realizing that doing school projects on freeskiing never works out. It cannot be expressed the way that we all love freeskiing no matter how my reallys you put before the awesome

 

[860Representin]

Watch the documentary about Simon Dumont there's a ton of ski history in it and I think it might be online

 

[Zimmy]

Checkout Shane McConkey changed powder skiing forever video and the origin of the twin tip skis (first companies to produce them.)

It's always difficult to know who came up with an idea first, who produced a product based on them first, and who commercialized them first. Claims can always be repudiated. Most power if obtained by being incumbent (in power already,) and then stealing or poaching other ideas before they rise. I see it happen a lot.

 

[artrud]

TRANSITIONS from TRANSITIONS on Vimeo.

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[artrud]

FML

Here are the links:

Transitions: https://vimeo.com/14951104

EP16 Salomon Freeski TV: History of Freeskiing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMis19B7Nxk

 

[860Representin]

Its actually called Transitions by Riley Poor my bad, but yeah its got a ton of ski history and its a sick movie.

 

[ski_block]

Just do the Evolution (History) of Skis in general

 

[b-kul]

what about the canadian airforce? those dudes were pretty important.

 

[vinnypaz]

jp auclair and his crew thats all you need to know

 

[Plankton]

thank you kind sirsand to the guy who said freestyle ski projects never work out: who cares, i'd rather do it on something i enjoy than something i don't!

 

[OregonDead]

Don't forget Wayne Wong and the Wong Banger!!!

 

[Chinchi]

Talk excessively about screamin semens and you will no doubt ace the paper. Also make the title "How I Came to love the SCREAMIN SEMEN" and make direct eye contact with your teacher while handing it in.

 

[jpastor]

Use YouTube on this one. There should be one with mike Douglas talking about it

 

[swoger]

Simon Dumont - double frontflip - x games gold

 

[Amarino]

If the hyperlink didn't work heres the linkhttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb8M2N__cpL_DJI6cGiQPdosimjSc-0YY